Friday, June 22, 2012

Results of 2007 Rodeo/Chediski

To Terry and I drove to Heber-Overgaard. I had never been that far into the town before. And I had not seen the burnedout area. It was devastating to see such lose of pines and oak. Mile after, mile as you drove on both sides of the road. Then when you thought you wouldn't see anymore and there were green beautiful trees, there was more burn out. In most places the fire was so hot that it will take about 100 years for anything to grow again.

I had 1 phone call on the place today as I listed it on Craig's List in Show Low.

Here the fire was not very hot and plants and trees are coming back

You can see how the fire zigs and zags around some trees. And most of the trees that burned were tall and the fire caught the tops leaving the small close to ground in tack

Then you go from this

To this

These fires were set by people and one was a fireman. He started this fire on purpose. The other fire was set bysomeone who got lost and wanted to be found. But when the helicopter flew over it blew hot ash onto the all readydry trees. These 2 separate fires grew into one huge burn.